HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 1992-06-10, Page 11Warden Robert Fisher cuts the ribbon off the new East Wawanosh council headquarters June
5, with the help of N.D.P. representative Robin Dunbar on the left. Ernie Snell, M.P.P. Murray
Cardiff, Rev. Peter Tucker and Winona Thompson watch.
Wingham library cuts hours
THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 10,1992. PAGE 11.
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Compiled by Helen Stonehouse Phone 887-9487
Students perform at second
annual spring recital Thursday
The Wingham branch of the
Huron County Public Library will
be open three hours a week less to
cuts costs and allow libraries in
Belgrave and Bluevale to stay
open.
The decision was made by the
Huron County Library Board at its
May meeting and reported to
Huron County Council Thursday.
John Doherty, Reeve of Goderich
and chairman of the Cultural Ser
vices Committee told County
Council the board had no choice
because it was committed to the
council's budget guidelines but had
been refused permission to close
two of seven smaller branch
libraries.
Tumberry and Morris townships
refused permission, required under
Study questions
operation costs
Despite the fact a suitable site
has yet to be found for a new
Huron County landfill site, studies
are under way as to how best to
fund the ongoing costs of operation
of the site.
In a report to the Waste Manage
ment Steering Committee, County
Engineer Denis Merrall suggested
that an up-front capital expenditure,
along with tipping (user) fees, is
the only way to make the site pay
for itself. Looking at three groups
of scenarios, Mr. Merrall saic
"without front end financing on tht
project, revenues are very sensitive
to waste flows. If there is a reduc
tion in waste flows, it may not be
possible to sufficiently increase tip
ping fees to recover costs as the
export of waste enters the equa
tion." The proposal is that $4 mil
lion in up-front financing be spread
over six years would make the pro
ject feasible even if there is a
reduction in the amount of garbage
being deposited in the landfill.
Two organizations
become one
The Ontario Home Support
Association, Meals on Wheels
Ontario and the Ontario Associa
tion of Visiting Homemakers,
amalgamated recently at a joint
conference.
The new provincial body is
known as the Ontario Community
Support Association. The group
will offer education standards, the
opportunity to share experiences
with fellow members and support
of people in the community.
Jean Young, executive director of
Town and Country Homemakers
has been elected president of the
association.
the Public Libraries Acts, to close
the Belgrave and Bluevale libraries.
That left the library board having to
operate the libraries even though
there is no money in the budget for
their operation. The board decided
to make up the difference by clos
ing the Wingham Branch on Tues
day evenings.
The board reconfirmed its deci
sion to close the Belmore branch,
even though residents in that com
munity have been most active in
protesting the closure. Libraries in
Ethel, Walton, Brucefield and
Crediton also closed at the end of
May.
Reeve Doherty read a statement
outlining the Board's budget cutting
efforts. He pointed out that pay
equity hit the library especially
hard, driving up costs at the same
time the County Council was ask
ing the board to hold the line. That
meant the library had to actually
cut back, just to hold the line on
expenditures.
Only after taking measures such
as cancelling a "needs study" and
equipment acquisitions, and reduc
ing the amount spent on book and
materials purchases did it look at
closing smaller branches. Statistics
show, he said, that the Huron
library already is near the top in the
province in the number of books
circulated per staff member so effi
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ciency is not a problem. "We’ve
been pinching pennies for some
time but the time comes when they
can't be pinched any more."
The budget squeeze is not an
excuse for closing branch libraries,
he said. He pointed out that two of
the four citizen appointments on
the Board are from Morris and
Tumberry townships.
Kinsmen hold
calendar draw
The winners of last week's
calendar draw are: Saturday, May
30, Kim Eadie, Holyrood, $50;
Sunday, May 31, Barry Halenby,
Holyrood, $500; Monday, June 1,
Kim and Todd Edgar, Wingham,
$50; Tuesday, June 2, Bill and
Nicki Glassier, Wingham, $50;
Wednesday, June 3, Anna Marie
Kieffer, Bluevale, $50; Thursday,
June 4, Mrs. Oscar Schefter,
Wingham, $50 and Friday, June 5,
Bill Kieffer, Bluevale, $100.
People
Mrs. Frances McCammon and
her sister Miss Ruth Lockridge of
Islington spent a few days last
week visiting with Edgar relatives
in the Wingham and Belgrave area.
The second annual spring recital
by students of Mrs. Sylvia Procter
was held Thursday, June 4 al Knox
United Church in Belgrave.
Students participating were Laura
Sinclair, Justin, Jennifer and Lisa
Black, Rebecca de Boer, Peggy
Procter, Matthew Campbell,
Courtney McGee, Steven and
Michael McBurney, Kim and
Charlotte Bouwers, Kristyn and
Sjaan Gerth, Amy and Aaron
Barnes, Kendra Hopper, Julie
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and Jennifer, Ryan and Julie
Sanders.
The evening consisted of a
variety of piano solos and duets as
well as a guitar solo by Sjaan Gerth
and a recorder solo performed by
Tim Robinson.
A well deserved social time
immediately followed the recital in
the Sunday School room of the
church.